A practical strategy, integrative medicine puts the patient at the center of the care and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual and environmental influences that affect a person’s health.

Mapping the Field of Integrative Medicine

Sponsored by The Bravewell Collaborative, Integrative Medicine in America: How Integrative Medicine Is Being Practiced in Clinical Centers Across the United States provides current data on the patient populations and health conditions most commonly treated with integrative strategies.

In a survey of 29 U.S. integrative medicine centers, 75 percent reported success using integrative practices to treat chronic pain and more than half reported positive results for gastrointestinal conditions, depression and anxiety, cancer and chronic stress.

“With chronic health issues costing the U.S. economy more than $1 trillion a year, it’s essential to find the most effective ways to treat and prevent the most prevalent conditions,” said Donald Abrams, MD, co-author of the report and professor of clinical medicine at the University of California San Francisco. “This report demonstrates how an integrative approach is being used to improve patient outcomes.”

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Findings from the report, which evaluated trends in prevention and wellness, patient outcomes, emerging norms of care and reimbursement, strongly suggest that the practice of integrative medicine offers promise for increasing the effectiveness of care and improving people’s health.

Convening of Mapping Study Participants

In March 2012 at the Sofitel in Washington, DC, The Bravewell Collaborative convened the leaders of the participating mapping study centers for a one-day discussion of best practices and to strategize what steps might be taken to further advance the adoption of integrative medicine.